Oskars Grava
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Oskars Grava (born 7 October 2001) is a Latvian sprinter. He is a multiple-time national champion and was a finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
In 2024, Grava ran the Latvian national record for the 200 metres indoors with 21.19 seconds to win the Latvian Indoor Championships.[2]
Grava ran his personal best for the 200 metres with 20.63 seconds at the Grand Slam Jerusalem in Israel in June 2026.[3] The following month he won the 200 metres at the Karlstad Grand Prix in Sweden.[4] In July, he lowered his personal best to 20.52 seconds while racing in Belgium. The time moved him to 0.11 seconds of the Latvian national record set by Sergejs Inšakovs during the 1996 Olympic Games. He moved closer to it again with 20.49 seconds in winning the 2026 Latvian Championships.[5][6]
Competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England in August 2026, he qualified third-quickest from the preliminary rounds of the 200 metres, before finishing runner-up in his semi final with a wind-assisted 20.39 seconds (+3.9).[7][8][9] He placed fifth in the final with a wind-assisted 20.28 seconds (+2.5).[10]
References
- ↑ "Oskars Grava". World athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Latvian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Oskars Grava repeats personal best in 200-meter sprint in Israel". June 26, 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Latvijas sprinteris Oskars Grava Zviedrijā uzvar 200 metru sprintā". tvnet.lv. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "ATHLETICS ATHLETES GRAVAS AND GLAZERS ACHIEVE GREAT PERSONAL RECORDS". Sportacentrs. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Latvian Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ Nottingham, Juliet (13 August 2026). "2026 European Athletics Championships: Filippo Dezza and Joshua Hartmann into men's 200m semi-finals". Olympics.com. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "Delvis Santos in the 200-meter final at the European Championships: "My mother always tells me..."". Ojogo.pt. August 13, 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "Grava skries 200 metru finālā; Kreišs un Sietiņa startēs kvalifikācijā". tvnet.lv. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "HUGHES BATTLES TO SILVER AS ANSAH SPEEDS TO THE EUROPEAN 200M TITLE". Athletics Weekly. 14 August 2026.